On Thursday, James Comey is making his first public comments since being fired by President Trump and, according to his prepared remarks, will talk about the president's efforts put the investigation... (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Former FBI Director James Comey's highly anticipated public testimony in front of the Senate is set for Thursday, but a transcript of his prepared remarks was released Wednesday. Vice reports the document raises a number of possible questions senators could ask Comey, including: "Were these one-on-one conversations with Trump appropriate, in your view?" and, "What was the president's mood when he asked you not to look into Flynn's conversations with the Russian ambassador?" Vice also hopes at least one senator is interested in how the food was during Comey's dinner with Trump. Here's what else you need to know about the Comey transcript:

First, the Senate has the full transcript of Comey's prepared remarks here.

CNN highlights the top lines from the Comey's prepared testimony, including: "[Trump] said he had nothing to do with Russia, had not been involved with hookers in Russia, and had always assumed he was being recorded when in Russia."

Fox News also runs down what it sees as the transcript's highlights, including Trump springing a surprise one-on-one dinner on Comey and telling him: "I need loyalty; I expect loyalty." Comey called it "very awkward."

Comey's testimony includes three things that specifically hurt Trump and one thing that may actually help him, namely that Comey actually did tell Trump he wasn't personally under investigation, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post looks at the important questions raised by the transcript, including what made Comey start documenting his meetings with Trump, something he didn't do with Obama, and whether he believed he was going to be fired if he didn't drop the investigation into Michael Flynn.

Finally, Gizmodo found Comey's prepared testimony to be "full of saucy little details" and analyzes the "steamiest" ones, including the phrases "we had that thing you know" and "the door closed."

Comrade Trump is Tricky Dicky, but with the "STUPID" button depressed. Send him and his republicon cronies to the HOOSEGOW!

Martha Bartha

Jun 8, 2017 12:14 PM CDT

Start the impeachment proceedings!

Robert

Jun 8, 2017 9:02 AM CDT

The wanna-be-dictator's poll numbers down again. Time for Congress to become really worried about the low IQ POTUS having a negative effect on their re-election. There is now enough for impeachment. So ,hopefully, America is on the way to getting rid of the worst president in history.